Thread: Auckland Islands

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yip.... thurs

Yip for sure, good luck for the weekend

Originally Posted by Munsey

Any one see the news before , they want to rid the island of 3 thousand pigs ..........

WHat you heard was the usual level of incompetent reporting that is common by news agencies nowadays. In my day, those self adulating, personality promoting dumbos would never have been allowed within 100 feet of a microphone.

Yes, 3000 was claimed. BUT also in the same sentence, pigs, goats and mice were mentioned. So how many pigs ,how many goats and how many mice, 9000? Yeah right.

Why Oh Why do we have to put up with this ongoing incompetence.

Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

WHat you heard was the usual level of incompetent reporting that is common by news agencies nowadays. In my day, those self adulating, personality promoting dumbos would never have been allowed within 100 feet of a microphone.

Yes, 3000 was claimed. BUT also in the same sentence, pigs, goats and mice were mentioned. So how many pigs ,how many goats and how many mice, 9000? Yeah right.

Why Oh Why do we have to put up with this ongoing incompetence.

Culling the Pigs and Goats is one thing ...but culling Mice..... that's an entirely different proposition.

Moonhunt will have to rework his figures

Based on this new information $4 mill might not quite cover it.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by P38

Culling the Pigs and Goats is one thing ...but culling Mice..... that's an entirely different proposition.

Moonhunt will have to rework his figures

Based on this new information $4 mill might not quite cover it.

Cheers
Pete

easy Pete got a full proof mouse culling solution , get Garath to up the bounty on cats on the mainland ,collect them and release them on the island . Win win solution

I will bring my cat on a leash

Do cats really attack rats though? I've seen some big bloody rats over the years.

Mine does, carry's rabbits bigger than himself

Originally Posted by moonhunt

I will bring my cat on a leash

Your cat must be one of those "Attack Cat's" Gareth is banging on about to have to keep it on a leash.

Be purrfect for a mouse catching operation, although you may need to add a $$$ mill or two to your original quote due to the over sight of not mentioning the mice and the need to now employ specialist contractors such as this to satisfactorily complete the contract.

Hope your cat has been through and passed the kiwi Aversion training

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by Sniper

Do cats really attack rats though? I've seen some big bloody rats over the years.

Rats won't stand a chance against any good hunting cat.

We had a cat on the farm who would bring home magpies, rabbits and hares and could clean up some of the old mans pigs dogs pretty nicely too.

Cheers
Pete

Originally Posted by Sniper

Do cats really attack rats though? I've seen some big bloody rats over the years.

Our little cat killed this one , and brought it home (A4paper)

If that was A3 id say its a big rat. The ones at matata across from the pub would eat cats whole

Leave the cats at home and just take a couple of decent Terriers
Date Rats Killed Time Time per Rat
1820-??-?? 20 1 minute, 11 seconds 3.6 seconds
1822-09-03 100 8 minutes, 45 seconds 5.2 seconds
1822-10-24 100 7 minutes, 17 seconds 4.4 seconds
1822-11-13 100 6 minutes, 25 seconds 3.8 seconds
1823-04-22 100 5 minutes, 30 seconds 3.3 seconds * Record
1823-08-05 120 8 minutes, 20 seconds 4.1 seconds

The above is copied from wike and is the old timer records from when they would put bull terriers into a pit full of rats. As you can see, they didnt fluck about

Originally Posted by Pengy

Leave the cats at home and just take a couple of decent Terriers
Date Rats Killed Time Time per Rat
1820-??-?? 20 1 minute, 11 seconds 3.6 seconds
1822-09-03 100 8 minutes, 45 seconds 5.2 seconds
1822-10-24 100 7 minutes, 17 seconds 4.4 seconds
1822-11-13 100 6 minutes, 25 seconds 3.8 seconds
1823-04-22 100 5 minutes, 30 seconds 3.3 seconds * Record
1823-08-05 120 8 minutes, 20 seconds 4.1 seconds

The above is copied from wike and is the old timer records from when they would put bull terriers into a pit full of rats. As you can see, they didnt fluck about

Straight out of Dickensian England Pengy.